Mystery Men (1999) ★★★½
This is a very well judged superhero spoof film, one with a great cast ((Ben Stiller, William H. Macy, Hank Azaria, Greg Kinnear, Janeane Garofalo, Paul Rubens, Geoffrey Rush, Eddie Izzard, Lena Olin, Clare Forlani, Tom Waits), a very well written and funny screenplay by Neil Cuthbert, and engaging and energetic direction from Kinka Usher.
It neatly pokes fun at superhero tropes, such as the superhero Captain Amazing and his alter ego, Lance Hunt, being identical apart from Hunt wearing glasses and no one suspecting they might be the same person. With the 'gang on a mission' narrative device, it's almost like a spoof on the Avengers films well over a decade before they were made!
I hadn't seen this in about 15 years and had forgotten how much fun it is, so am glad I bought the 88 Films Blu-ray release because it looks and sounds superb.
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